Latest Critical Minerals Infrastructure News

Green Technology Metals (ASX: GT1) sharpens focus on its Seymour Lithium Project amid a lithium price rebound, key permitting progress, and extended C$100 million financing interest from Export Development Canada.

Mont Royal Resources is on track to release an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Ashram Rare Earths project in May, with a promising geological review highlighting the BD-Zone as a key area for resource expansion. The company also secured a strategic non-binding MOU with Saguenay Port Authority and extended funding for critical infrastructure.

Iluka Resources scaled back mineral sands output in Q1 2026 amid operational idling and market caution, while capital expenditure on its Eneabba rare earths refinery hit $977 million with commissioning progressing.

Elevra Lithium has signed a non-binding MoU to supply up to 144,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate annually to Mangrove Lithium, supporting a new Canadian lithium conversion facility and strengthening domestic battery material production.

Winsome Resources has agreed to be acquired by Li-FT Power Limited in a deal offering a substantial premium to shareholders, backed by strong lithium exploration results and strategic partnerships.

Patriot Resources advances its Gorman Lithium Project in Ontario, securing drill permits and confirming a high-grade lithium system within a proven strategic district.

Winsome Resources’ subsidiary partners with Eskan Consulting to advance the Trans-Atikh Project, unlocking federal funding and Indigenous-led infrastructure development in Quebec’s lithium sector.

Northern Minerals has received coordinated, conditional support from Australian and US government agencies for up to US$230 million in funding to develop its Browns Range heavy rare earths project, a key step in diversifying global supply chains.

Magnum Mining & Exploration is moving forward with plans to establish a modular processing hub for critical minerals in Nevada, targeting antimony and rare earth elements to support U.S. supply chains.

Green Technology Metals (ASX – GT1) reports a significant rubidium discovery at its Seymour Project alongside steady progress in lithium project development and a $3.46 million capital raise.

Metals Australia reports a 595% surge in graphitic carbon intervals at its Lac Carheil project, advances critical infrastructure funding applications, and initiates copper-gold drilling at Warrego East.

Lode Resources has reported impressive high-grade antimony and silver intercepts from its ongoing drilling program at the Montezuma Project in Tasmania, revealing new lodes and extending mineralisation.